Estates 1
Made up of the Nobility
What is the Second Estate
True of False: French people could not change what Estate they are in. Give two examples
False. Join the clergy & buy into nobility.
Biggest complaint of the Urban workers
What is the price of bread?
The first MAJOR act of revolution
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
Change to the Church
Name one
When the women took charge
What is the march on Versailles?
The first Estate
What is the Clergy?
The Mill & Oven are two examples of __________ that only the third estate had to deal with.
What are Taxes.
The single largest reason why the French government was in debt.
What is financing war's through loans?
Estates General
What is a representative legislative body that the King was forced to call for tax reform
Change to the Church
Name another...
Storming of the Bastille: myth vs reality
Make your argument...
The commoners
What is the Third Estate
All third estate men had to go fix and maintain these on their own time and without payment:
What are roads
Third estate poverty - excess of the royal court
What is a major cause for revolution
An issue that the third estate had that lead to the Tennis court oath
Each estate had one vote only
Underrepresented
Each group met seperately
When the entire country was afraid of roaming groups of starving people who were desperate for food and were angry at their situation
What is the Great Fear
Social and political group whose name is connected to fashion
Who are the Sans-culottes?
Sub-groups of the 3rd Estate
Who are the Peasants, Urban Workers and the bourgeoisie?
You were not allowed to kill these even if they are eating all your food in your garden.
What are rabbits?
'Let them eat cake'
What is the famous quote from Marie Antoinette?
Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
What is a 'Declaration of the rights of man'
Group of 12 men with unlimited power.
What is Committee for Public Safety?
Reign of Terror vs the Great Fear...
Explain
Doctors, Lawyers, Merchants
What are members of the bourgeoisie?
This was required to save France from its financial crisis.
What is Tax Reform
When armed civilians overthrew a 'Prison' to liberate the prisoners and get gunpowder
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
Conditions that lead to the creation of the Committee for Public Safety...
***Multiple groups can answer***
Think Politics
How was Security and Freedom effected by the French Revolution.
Make an argument...